Famous People Born In 1871

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Discover the most famous people born in 1871. The list includes people like Ernest Rutherford, Marcel Proust, Rosa Luxemburg, Cordell Hull, James Weldon Johnson and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, psychologists and journalists born in 1871. This list includes people from France, United States, United Kingdom & Germany and many more countries.
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Orville Wright
(Co-inventor of First Successful Airplane)
Orville Wright
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Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: January 30, 1948
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Ernest Rutherford
(New Zealand Physicist Who is Known as the Father of Nuclear Physics)
Ernest Rutherford
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brightwater, New Zealand
Died: October 19, 1937
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Marcel Proust
(French Novelist Who is Regarded as One of the Most Influential Authors of the 20th Century)
Marcel Proust
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Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Neuilly-Auteuil-Passy, France
Died: November 18, 1922
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Rosa Luxemburg
(Revolutionary Socialist, Marxist Philosopher & Anti-War Activist)
Rosa Luxemburg
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 5th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zamosc, Poland
Died: January 15, 1919
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James Weldon Johnson
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Birthdate: 17th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Died: June 26, 1938
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Stephen Crane
(Writer, Journalist, Poet, Baseball player, Novelist, Screenwriter)
Stephen Crane
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Birthdate: 1st November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newark
Died: June 5, 1900
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Theodore Dreiser
(Novelist)
Theodore Dreiser
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Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 27th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Terre Haute
Died: December 28, 1945
 8 
Aleksandr Scriabin
(One of the Most Controversial Composer-Pianists of the Early 20th Century)
Aleksandr Scriabin
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: April 14, 1915
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Cordell Hull
(47th United States Secretary of State)
Cordell Hull
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Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Olympus, Tennessee, United States
Died: July 23, 1955
 10 
Pop Warner
(American Football coach)
Pop Warner
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Birthdate: 5th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: September 7, 1954
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Pietro Badoglio
(Former Minister of Italian Africa)
Pietro Badoglio
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 28th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Grazzano Badoglio, Italy
Died: November 1, 1956
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Friedrich Ebert
(1st President of Germany (1919 - 1925))
Friedrich Ebert
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 4th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
Died: February 28, 1925
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Paul Valery
(French Poet, Essayist and Philosopher)
Paul Valery
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sète, France
Died: July 20, 1945
 14 
Hubert Cecil Booth
(Engineer)
Hubert Cecil Booth
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Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris
Died: January 14, 1955
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W. H. Davies
(British poet)
W. H. Davies
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 3rd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Newport, Wales
Died: September 26, 1940
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Guillermo Kahlo
(Former Photographer who photographically documented important architectural works, churches, streets, landmarks, as well as industries and companies in Mexico)
Guillermo Kahlo
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Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pforzheim, Germany
Died: April 14, 1948
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Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia
(Aristocrat)
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia
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Birthdate: 9th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: July 10, 1899
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Jack Butler Yeats
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 29th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 28, 1957
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Guangxu Emperor
(Tenth Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1875 - 1908))
Guangxu Emperor
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 14th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Prince Chun Mansion, Beijing, China
Died: November 14, 1908
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Lesya Ukrainka
(Writer)
Lesya Ukrainka
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 25th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Novohrad-Volyns'kyi, Ukraine
Died: August 1, 1913
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Nicolae Iorga
(34th Prime Minister of Romania (1931 - 1932))
Nicolae Iorga
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Botoșani, Romania
Died: November 27, 1940
 22 
Grazia Deledda
(Italian Author and Winner of 1926 Nobel Prize for Literature)
Grazia Deledda
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 27th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nuoro, Italy
Died: August 15, 1936
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František Kupka
(Artist)
František Kupka
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Birthdate: 23rd September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Opočno, Czech Republic
Died: June 24, 1957
 24 
Arthur Griffith
(Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (1918-1922))
Arthur Griffith
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Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: August 12, 1922
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Charles Freer Andrews
(Anglican Priest, Christian Missionary, Educator and Social Reformer)
Charles Freer Andrews
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Died: April 5, 1940
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John Millington Synge
(Irish Playwright, Poet and a Key Figure in the Irish Literary Revival)
John Millington Synge
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 16th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland
Died: March 24, 1909
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Karl Liebknecht
(German Socialist and One of the Founders of the 'Communist Party of Germany')
Karl Liebknecht
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 13th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: January 15, 1919
 28 
Seebohm Rowntree
(British Sociologist and Philanthropist Known for His Studies of Poverty and Welfare)
Seebohm Rowntree
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Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: York, England
Died: October 7, 1954
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Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
(Regent)
Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
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Birthdate: 17th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lich, Germany
Died: November 16, 1937
 30 
Albert Lebrun
(Former President of France)
Albert Lebrun
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Listed In: Presidents
Birthdate: 29th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mercy-le-Haut, France
Died: March 6, 1950
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Giacomo Balla
(Painter)
Giacomo Balla
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Birthdate: 18th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: March 1, 1958
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Heinrich Mann
(Novelist)
Heinrich Mann
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Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 27th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lübeck, Germany
Died: March 11, 1950
 33 
Gjergj Fishta
(Poet)
Gjergj Fishta
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 23rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fishtë, Albania
Died: December 30, 1940
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James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon
(Politician)
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 8th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Died: November 24, 1940
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John Langalibalele Dube
(South African Essayist, Novelist, Poet and Founding President of the South African Native National Congress)
John Langalibalele Dube
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 22nd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Died: February 11, 1946
 36 
Stjepan Radić
(Croatian Politician and Croatian People's Peasant Party Founder Who Was Assassinated in the Parliament)
Stjepan Radić
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Birthdate: 11th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Desno Trebarjevo, Croatia
Died: August 8, 1928
 37 
George Washington
(Inventor and Businessperson)
George Washington
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Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kortrijk, Belgium
Died: March 29, 1946
 38 
Lyonel Feininger
(Painter)
Lyonel Feininger
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 17th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: January 13, 1956
 39 
Prince Randian
(Actor and Circus performer)
Prince Randian
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Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Demerara, British Guiana
Died: December 19, 1934
 40 
Doppo Kunikida
(Japanese Author of Novels and Romantic Poetry During the Meiji Period)
Doppo Kunikida
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chōshi, Chiba, Japan
Died: June 23, 1908
 41 
Alexander von Zemlinsky
(Composer)
Alexander von Zemlinsky
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 14th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: March 15, 1942
 42 
Margaret Floy Washburn
(Psychologist)
Margaret Floy Washburn
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Listed In: Psychologists
Birthdate: 25th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City
Died: October 29, 1939
 43 
William McDougall
(psychologist, university teacher)
William McDougall
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Listed In: Psychologists
Birthdate: 22nd June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chadderton
Died: November 28, 1938
 44 
Georges Rouault
(Painter)
Georges Rouault
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 27th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 13, 1958
 45 
Kōtoku Shūsui
(Japanese Socialist and Anarchist Who Played a Leading Role in Introducing Anarchism to Japan)
Kōtoku Shūsui
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 5th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nakamura, Japan
Died: January 24, 1911
 46 
Olga Preobrajenska
(Russian Ballerina)
Olga Preobrajenska
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Listed In: Ballet Dancers
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia
Died: December 27, 1962
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Aarnoud van Heemstra
(Governor-General of Suriname (23 May 1921 – 21 May 1924))
Aarnoud van Heemstra
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Birthdate: 22nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vreeland, Netherlands
Died: December 30, 1957
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Wilhelm Stenhammar
(Composer, Conductor)
Wilhelm Stenhammar
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 7th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: November 20, 1927
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Florine Stettheimer
(Painter)
Florine Stettheimer
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Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
Died: May 11, 1944
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William Stern
(Psychologist)
William Stern
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Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 27, 1938